The Harvest gold crabapple is also know by the name, Malus 'Hargozam'. They grow to be 25-30 feet tall and 15-20 feet wide. They are disease resistant to Apple Scab, Apple Powdery Mildew, Cedar-Apple Rust, Fireblight. They bloom mid season and attract bees, butterflies and birds with their fragrant flowers. Their leaves are dense, often lobed, dark green and up to 3 inches long. They have pink buds that develop into white flowers in the spring. In the fall they have yellow leaves and small golden fruit.
The tree branches are low to the ground so lower branches need to be removed as the tree grows larger to allow for pedestrian and vehicular clearance along a street or walkway. They are breakage resistant with the color of brown;reddish that is medium to thin in thickness. Crabapples are best grown in a sunny location with good air circulation and have no particular soil preferences, except soil should be well drained.
Some of the pests the are attracted to this tree are the aphids, they infest the branch tip and suck plant juices, they wont kill the tree but will cause a sticky mess beneath the tree. Fall webworm makes nests ont he branches and feeds on foliage inside the nest. The small nests can be pruned out or sprayed with chemicals. Mites are too small to see so they can cause a lot of foliage discoloration before being detected.
They have pink buds that develop into white flowers in the spring
St-393, Fact Sheet. Malus X ‘Harvest Gold’ (n.d.): n. pag. Malus X ‘Harvest Gold’. Edward F. Gilman and Dennis G. Watson, 2 Oct. 1994. Web. 9 Dec. 2014.
The tree branches are low to the ground so lower branches need to be removed as the tree grows larger to allow for pedestrian and vehicular clearance along a street or walkway. They are breakage resistant with the color of brown;reddish that is medium to thin in thickness. Crabapples are best grown in a sunny location with good air circulation and have no particular soil preferences, except soil should be well drained.
Some of the pests the are attracted to this tree are the aphids, they infest the branch tip and suck plant juices, they wont kill the tree but will cause a sticky mess beneath the tree. Fall webworm makes nests ont he branches and feeds on foliage inside the nest. The small nests can be pruned out or sprayed with chemicals. Mites are too small to see so they can cause a lot of foliage discoloration before being detected.
They have pink buds that develop into white flowers in the spring
St-393, Fact Sheet. Malus X ‘Harvest Gold’ (n.d.): n. pag. Malus X ‘Harvest Gold’. Edward F. Gilman and Dennis G. Watson, 2 Oct. 1994. Web. 9 Dec. 2014.
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